FRANKFORT, KY (May 10, 2023) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today that action taken by his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control resulted in a guilty plea of Madison Hill, 23, of Central City for abuse of an adult.
An investigation by Attorney General Cameron's office established that on June 19, 2021, Hill abused a vulnerable adult while working as a caretaker at Sparks Nursing Center.
On May 8, 2023, Hill appeared at the Muhlenberg Circuit Court and entered a guilty plea to the charge of Wanton Abuse of an Adult (Class D Felony). She will be placed on a three-year period of pretrial diversion and faces a one-year sentence if she does not successfully complete the period of diversion.
The case was investigated by Detective Jared Spurrier of the Attorney General's Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control. Assistant Attorney General Emily Campbell prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
To file a Medicaid fraud or abuse complaint, click here or call the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Hotline at 1-877-ABUSE TIP (1-877-228-7384).
The Kentucky Attorney General's Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $6,333,333 for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $1,583,333 for FY 2023, is funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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